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New iPads Might Not Launch Until Sometime in the Second Half of 2017
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I wish they would move on from any further iPad development and spend more time with Macs that need updates such as the Mac Mini. That's what I would be excited to see.
My iPad Mini 2 has been sitting in a drawer unused for the past 6 months.
My iPad Mini 2 has been sitting in a drawer unused for the past 6 months.
Not really fussed to be honest. I have an iPad Air 2 and it still performs very well and has great battery life. I don't really need to upgrade to a new tablet until this one dies. Which is funny seeing as i upgrade my phone every year and do not see it in the same way as i do my tablet. I think it is because i use my phone much more than my tablet.
Digitime? Lol. If they are right, then maybe they'll just introduce iMac only and end the keynote 1.5 hrs earlier.
I'm thinking they will still introduce iPad.
I'm thinking they will still introduce iPad.
I have a feeling Mac Mini sales numbers have never been where they've wanted them and the profit margin is poor. Thus updates haven't materialized for a long time now. Sad. I would love a headless Mac with 2017 specs.
My iPad Mini 2 is my toilet reading device. And still trucking along like a champ. Why would I get a newer iPad? Oh Apple, you're so backasswards lately.
I'm still on the ipad air 1.. Have a nice slim case on it, runs perfectly to my needs. YES it's a little slow, but nothing serious.
Hey boss... Apple is already abandoning all their product lines to make space for 32gb iPhone. Ouk-Ihc-Gnim has published a security note stating that in future, developers will be forced to develop apps on their 4.7" iPhones. No way out of this. New Phone bands in different colors will be provided to assist those devs who get carpal tunnel. If they find the 4.7" screen too big, then Apple is doing late night board meeting to find ways to enable development on Apple Watch screens. Repeated studies have shown that OLED screens speed up development process. The blacker blacks have a strange calming effect on eyes.
My personal wishlist
- Larger screen, same size body
- Higher resolution, preferably 4K support
- Better contrast ratio
- Not as prone to greasy smudges
- Thinner/lighter
- Better battery life
- More RAM
- Low Power Mode support
- Better FT camera
Along with the usual improvements.
- Larger screen, same size body
- Higher resolution, preferably 4K support
- Better contrast ratio
- Not as prone to greasy smudges
- Thinner/lighter
- Better battery life
- More RAM
- Low Power Mode support
- Better FT camera
Along with the usual improvements.
I hate merged posts.
I didn't realize the iPad 2 supported iOS 9, I (wrongly) thought it had started partially losing features at like 7 or 8.
The extra RAM is a good point for longevity. Although if you aren't currently cursing the slowness of iPad 2, I doubt the difference between 4 and 2 GB will be noticeable even in the future with the huge difference in processing power from the 2. I say this because I was very underwhelmed by the difference between my Air 1 and Air 2 which I upgraded to get the extra RAM. But maybe in 5 years it will matter.
So far almost no apps use extra RAM - probably because too many people are still hanging on to their iPad 2s!
Seriously though, until the software catches up to at least recent hardware there is a diminishing return on upgrading each year.
I didn't realize the iPad 2 supported iOS 9, I (wrongly) thought it had started partially losing features at like 7 or 8.
The extra RAM is a good point for longevity. Although if you aren't currently cursing the slowness of iPad 2, I doubt the difference between 4 and 2 GB will be noticeable even in the future with the huge difference in processing power from the 2. I say this because I was very underwhelmed by the difference between my Air 1 and Air 2 which I upgraded to get the extra RAM. But maybe in 5 years it will matter.
So far almost no apps use extra RAM - probably because too many people are still hanging on to their iPad 2s!
Seriously though, until the software catches up to at least recent hardware there is a diminishing return on upgrading each year.
What can't your iPad do that you want it to do? Not being obstinate, this is a genuine question. As a working "pro" in digital media, I use my iPad 3 just fine still at work years later and my iPad mini 2 at home all the time with no complaints.
However, I am fit to be tied over Apple's negligence on their computers. I don't even need to elaborate, because as you are a member here you have obviously seen the lists of gripes about Apple's current desktops/laptops.
Yeah. 9.7" Pro is by far my fave iPad yet! The TrueTone takes the cake. I was disappointed that those sensors didn't make it into iPhone 7.
I may get the new one, just because I've had 6 of the last 7 9.7" iPads (skipped the mid-year 4th gen update), and frankly I'd love it to be a smidge bigger. I read comic books now exclusively on my iPad, and they are probably like 10-15% smaller than their physical counterparts. I looked at the 12.9", but that's CRAZY big to me! Maybe 10.5" will be the sweet spot I've been craving.
Oh well... Apple is slowly not only ruining their computer business but iPads and iPhones too... I thought there weren't new Macs because they've focused on mobile first... Except luxury I'm lost on Apple's focus for the last two years. What on earth are they doing? A company the size of Apple should be cutting edge in all the few categories they're in. I've really no glue what direction they'll take. I don't want to invest in an soon to be extinct ecosystem.
This is Macrumors. When there is talk of a hardware upgrade it isn't good enough. People go out of their way to say why it isn't feasible and will fail.
When the upcoming upgrade is less than a flying car we cite the examples of what could have been.
My iPad is an iPad 2 - can barely keep one Macrumours tab open without reloading
I want another iPad which will last me as long as this one did. I truly do love my iPad but as much as I hate to admit it, the time for a new one is coming close. I also want the security updates from iOS 10 (I wish they'd do the right thing and seperate security updates from iOS updates for a year or two after devices loose support).I'm just as unhappy about Apple not bothering with the Mac of late - I would like Apple to focus on the iPad and the Mac.
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I didn't realize the iPad 2 supported iOS 9, I (wrongly) thought it had started partially losing features at like 7 or 8.
The extra RAM is a good point for longevity. Although if you aren't currently cursing the slowness of iPad 2, I doubt the difference between 4 and 2 GB will be noticeable even in the future with the huge difference in processing power from the 2. I say this because I was very underwhelmed by the difference between my Air 1 and Air 2 which I upgraded to get the extra RAM. But maybe in 5 years it will matter.
So far almost no apps use extra RAM - probably because too many people are still hanging on to their iPad 2s!
Seriously though, until the software catches up to at least recent hardware there is a diminishing return on upgrading each year.
It doesn't get every iOS 9 feature but it received almost all of iOS 7 and 8 (besides the handoff stuff).
I am cursing my iPad 2's speed, and the way I see it is that when I bought it in 2011, 512MB of ram was pretty good - it was a step up from the previous iPad. The 2GB of ram in the pro 9.7 is fine for today, but I see buying an iPad with 2GB of ram in 2017 akin to buying an iPad with 256MB of ram in 2011 - I know that I would not be using my iPad 2 now if it had 256MB of ram. I think 2GB of ram would be more than enough for me now and probably for a 2-3 more years, but not for 6
This is the 6th year I've had my iPad 2 so I want my next one to last at least as long thus my iPad 2, and the only real way try and make that happen is to buy the best specced hardware I can.
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Yeah, I know. The true smaller iPad Pro will be the 10.5" model. I think the iPad mini and 9.7" iPad will go back to being identical in specs, as the 10.5" and 12.9" iPad Pro will be
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Yeah, I don't think it will be called the Air 3 as they seem to be very done with the Air branding. But at the same time, it doesn't look to be the successor to the 9.7" Pro (in terms of being the smaller Pro model).Apple IS making an iOS that is optimized for the iPad. iOS 11 will include animated emoji!
This generation of iPads is going to get dicey for Apple. They released the 9.7 Pro last year, and this year it may be replaced by a 10.5" model. and an Air 3 will come out of the blue... that will be awkward.
Guess the spring Apple keynote will introduce nothing but a new iMac and 10.13 preview. And I'm sure the iMac will be thinner and lighter.
I guess the fall keynote have new iPhones, iPads, 10.13, and watch bands.
#sarcasm (at least somewhat)
I guess the fall keynote have new iPhones, iPads, 10.13, and watch bands.
#sarcasm (at least somewhat)
Lol.. imagine another iPad keynote.. now that would be impressive. Since they delivered such significant upgrade to laptops, now we can all pretend all is ok and they should merge their thunderbolt display & airport resources to iPads, iPhones, watches.. dishes, forks, bottles, underwear.. oh wait!
i honestly don't care about new iPads, the one i have work outstanding as it is....
I have the same Pro. It's so good and I simply won't update if it's nothing but the minimal "peak" in speed and maybe some gimmicky feature.
I really really wish they would dedicate an OS to it. It's so capable and screaming for it.